Flossmoor is a somewhat small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 9,332 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Flossmoor is the 220th largest community in Illinois.

Flossmoor is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.94% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Flossmoor is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Flossmoor who work in management occupations (15.61%), sales jobs (12.59%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.36%).

Also of interest is that Flossmoor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Flossmoor is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Flossmoor is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Flossmoor a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Flossmoor has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Flossmoor's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Flossmoor, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.29 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Flossmoor is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Flossmoor Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Flossmoor, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Flossmoor is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.66% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Flossmoor in 2000 was $42,223, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,892 for a family of four. However, Flossmoor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Flossmoor is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Flossmoor home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Flossmoor is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Flossmoor include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, English, Russian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Flossmoor is English. Some people also speak Spanish.